Latest News

April 19, 2022

Competitor Bulletin #13 – BROC Arranges COVID Test Options for Crews & Guests to Bermuda 

By Mark Lenci

As an aid to competitors, the organizing committee has worked with two vendors to tailor COVID-19 testing capabilities for the race.

April 14, 2022

Hammetts Hotel Special Offer for 2022 Race Participants, Friends, and Family 

By Media Team

As Official Hospitality Sponsor of the 2022 Newport Bermuda Race, Hammetts Hotel offers a chance to return for a free 3-day stay next fall.

April 13, 2022

Discover Newport Joins 2022 Newport Bermuda Race as Official Sponsor 

By Media Team

Discover Newport welcomes sailors and their family and friends to Newport, and joins the Bermuda Tourism Authority as an official sponsor of the 2022 Race.

April 5, 2022

Competitor Bulletin #12 – Bermuda Testing/Immigration Webinar, April 5, 7pm 

By Media Team

The webinar reviewed steps to meet Bermuda's current COVID-19 and immigration requirements. A recording of the webinar has now been added to the Bulletin.

April 4, 2022

52nd Newport Bermuda Eyes Second Largest Fleet Ever 

By Sean McNeill

Enthusiasm for the 635-nautical-mile "Thrash to the Onion Patch" has drawn 215 entries with 74 days to go before the June 17 start.

March 31, 2022

Competitor Bulletin #11 – Sailor Immigration & Captain On-site Registration Processes 

By Media Team

Detail and timeline on sailors' pre-race COVID-19 testing, captains' clearing of their boats, and immigration clearance process prior to the start

March 28, 2022

Newport Bermuda Race News – March 2022 

By Media Team

The March newsletter makes a final call for entries and highlights Oakcliff Sailing, the ORR, and an upcoming Gulf Stream webinar

March 25, 2022

Gulf Stream and Weather Resources 

By Frank Bohlen

The defining features of the race are the Gulf Stream currents and the weather that it breeds, and there are many great resources to study

March 24, 2022

Offshore Racing Rule (ORR) VPP Changes for 2022 

By Media Team

New ORR research has resulted in an update to the model of spinnaker aerodynamics that will affect all ORR ratings in the Bermuda Race fleet

March 22, 2022

Competitor Bulletin #10 – COVID Requirements, Recommendations + NOR Amendment 1 

By Media Team

A message from Chairman Somers Kempe on race protocols and recommendations, Bermuda requirements, and recent changes to the Notice of Race